Seat cover



June 9, 1925. 1,540,804

J. REECE SEAT COVER Filed March. 10 1922 Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN REECE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO EVB XLEAN SEAT IAD C0., 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATIONOF MISSOURI.

SEAT COVER.

Application led 'March 10, 1922. Serial No. 542,590.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN REEGE, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Seat Cover, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to seat covers.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved `removable and interchangeable seat cover comprising seat and back members having their adjacent edges plvotally united near their outer edges, leaving the' intermediate portions of said members -disconnected in order to enable either 'r "both of said members to bend and conform to the curvature of the seat or supporton which the cover is placed, each of said members including a body portion of suflicient "flexibility to permit bending vto 4 obtain proper adjustment to the curvature of the seat and of sufficient stiffness so that either member will remain extended vertically.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved ,seat cover including seat and 'back members characterized as stated, in combination with a novelV form of hinge -device uniting the two members adjacent to their lateral edges to permit the members to conform properly to the curvature of the seat.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a view showing one of the sides of the seat cover with the two members thereof extended.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the opposite side of the seat cover.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of one .of the hinge devices.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention shown my improved seat cover comprises separate members 1 and 2 of porous material, such as straw matting. Said members 1 and 2 are characterized by suiicient flexibility to bend readily to the contour and shape of the seat or support upon which they may be used, and one or both thereof beingv characterized by suflicient stiffness so that it will remain in raised position against the back of a seat or support without folding or crumpling upon itself.

The straw matting, or other appropriate Y material that may be chosen for use, is made or cut to proper size so that one maybe used as a seat member and the other as a back member.

A relatively wide marginal reinforcement 3 of cloth or other substantially non-elastic material is secured to each of the members 1 yand 2, said reinforcements 3 being on theV ends of the strlps 6 overlap the marginal.

reinforcements 3 and the lines of stitching 6 pass through the reinforcements 3 and the matting. v

A narrow marginal reinforcement 7 of non-elastic material is folded to enclose the entire marginal edge of each member of the cover including also the outer edges of the strips, while the edge of each member that is adjacent to the other member is enclosed by a separate narrow marginal reinforcement 7 A line of stithing 8 passmg through the folded edge :if the reinforcements 7 and 7a and through the interposed portions of the wide non-elastic strips 3 securely hold the reinforcements 7 and 7* on the edges of the members of the seat cover. The wlde strips 3 afford anchorage for the lines of stitchlng 8 preventing the reinforce` ments 7 and 7 from tearing of.

The reinforcements 7 also extend across from one member of the cover to the other constituting hinges at the side edges of said L,

members, permitting the members to fold over one upon the other in either direction. If desired addltional hinge strips 9 of cloth employed. Such additional hinge strips are or other flexible non-elastic material may be illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 but are not on f the device shown in Fig. 1, the reinforcement 7 on the device shown in Fig. 1 forming pivotal connections uniting the Seat and back members near theirlateral edges, leaving the intermediate central portion of said members disconnected so that they may curve away from each other.- As shown, the hinges 9 are composed of narrow strips of cloth having their edges tucked under said stri s being secured in position by rows of stitching 1() running from end to end of each strip and beyond.

The hinge or pivotal connections. for the members 1 and 2 are designed and intended to permit said members to be folded Hat onel upon the other in either direction, and also to permit the intermediate portions of the members to bend or curve away from each other as requiredto conform to the curvature of the back of a seat .or of the bottom of a seat without exerting too miich strain or force upon the other member. This is a highly desirable' construction and arrangement as it adapts the cover for use upon seats having flat seating and back portions, as well as upon seats having either portion curved. A Y From the foregoing it is obvious that my invention adequately obtains all of its intended objectsand advantages. It is not so restricted that any specific material must be used to form the seat and back members but it is important that said members shall be characterized as mentioned so as to adapt the cover for use upon Seats of every construction and form. A

I do not restrict myself unessentially, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. As an article of manufacture, a seat cover comprising a seating member and a back member, of which the back member lis characterized by suiiicient stiffness to remain extended vertically and both of which are characterizedby sufficient flexibility to permit bending to the"curvature of the seat and t back of the support to which` they may be applied, and a border of iexible material enclosing the outer marginal edges of each of said members, and pivotally uniting the -laaiteral side edges of said members and leaving the intermediate portions of said' members disconnected to permit the intermediate portions to spread away from each other 1n conforming to the contour of the seat and back of the support.

2. As an article of manufacture, a seat cover comprising a-seating member and a back member, each of which is. characterized bysullicient` stiffness to remain extended vertically and by suicient flexibility to permit bending to the curvature of the seat and back of the support to which-the cover may be applied, a'border of flexible material enclosingv the marginal edgesof each of said members and extending across from one member to the other, and pivotally uniting said members at their outer edges and permitting the intermediate portions to spread away from each other in conformingl to the contour of the seat and back of the support.

3. As an article of manufacture, a seat' cover comprising a seating member and a back member, ,each of which is characterized by sufii-cieiit stiffness to remain extended vertically and by suflicient flexibility to permit bending to the curvature of the seat and back of the'support to which the. cover may be applied, a border of flexibleA material enclosing the marginal edges of each of said members and extending across from oneiA member to the other, and pivotally uniting said members at their' outer edges, the central portions of said members. bein disconnected to permit them to spread apart and curve awayv from each other inl conforming bo the contour ofthe seat and back of the support.

cover comprising a seating member and a back member, each of which 1s characterized by sufficient stilfness to remain extended vertically and by sufficient flexibility to per- 85 4. As an article of manufacture, a seat.

mit bending to the curvature of the seat and contour of tlie seat and back of the support.4

5. As an article of manufacture, a seat cover comprising a seating member and a back member, each of which is composed of straw matting and each being characterized by suiiicient stiffness to remain extended' vertically and by suflicient flexibility to permit bending to the curvature of the seat and back of the support to which the cover may be applied, a "relatively wide strip of nonelastic flexible material secured to the marginal portion of each of the said members, a

relatively narrow marginal reinforcement enclosing the marginal edge of each of said members and secured thereto and to said Wide reinforcements by stitching, and hinge connections uniting said members near their lateral edges leaving the intermediate central portion of said members disconnected so that they may curve away from each other in conforming to the contour of the seat and the support.

6. As an article of manufacture, a seat cover comprising a seating member and a back member` each of which is composed of straw matting' and each being characterized by suiieient stiffness to remain extended vertically and by sufficient flexibility to permit bending to the curvature of the seat and back of the support to which the cover; may

lbe applied2 a relatively wide strip of nonmembers and secured thereto and to said Wide reinforcements by stitching, pivotal connections uniting said members near their lateral edges leaving 'the intermediate central portion of said members disconnected so that they may curve away from each other in conforming to the contour of the seat and the back of the support, and intersecting reinforcing strips of non-elastic material crossing each of said members and secured thereto by stitching.

A seat cover comprisinga seat member made of Woven fabric, la marginal reinforcement surrounding and embracing the margins of said seat member, a back member made of woven fabric, a'marginal reinforcement surrounding and embracing the margins vof said back member, one of said members being provided with an intermediatereinforcing strip extending from onel of its marginal reinforcements toanother and secured to the Woven fabric, and hinges uniting said seat and back members.

8. A seat covercomprising a seatlmember made of matt-ing, a marginal reinforcement surrounding and embracing the margins of said seat member to enclose the margins of the matting,1stitches whereby said reinforcement is secured to the matting, a back member made of matting, a marginal reinforcement'su'rrounding and embracing the margins of said back member, stitches` whereby the last mentioned reinforcement is secured to said back member, an intermediate reinforcing strip extending across the bottom face of said seat member and secured to the marginal reinforcementat opposite margins thereof, an intermediate reinforcing stri extending across the rear face of said bac member and secured to the marginal reinforcement at opposite margins thereof, and hinges uniting'said seat and` back members. 9. A seat cover, comprising a flexible seat member, a marginal reinforcement embracing and "secured to the outside edges of said seat member, a flexible back, member, a marginal reinforcement embracing and secured to the outside` edges of said back member, and hinges uniting said seat and back members near their lateral edges' and permitting the intermediate portions of said members to s read away ,from each other in conforming-tothe seat and back of the support to which the seat cover is applied.

10. A reversible and flexible garment protector foriseats, comprising a seat back sec-- tion and a seat section formed of straw matting adapted to be folded against each other,

thev adjacent edges of said sections being space-d apart and unattached, a flexible binding strip secured to three sides of each of ,i

said sections for flexibly` connecting the gsame together at their sides only, so that the intermediate portion of the adjacent edge of each section may be conformed to either othe seat or back without putting undue strain on the sections, thereby'eliminating the danger o-f tearing.

JOHN `REECE. 

